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Break your fast with our Football Update.
03/21/2020

Break your fast with our Football Update.

The Vikings graduate, who led his alma mater to the PIAA Class 5A title last season in dramatic fashion, will become linebackers coach at Ursinus College.

Watch and gasp!!
03/21/2020

Watch and gasp!!

From St. Joseph's Prep to Wildwood Catholic to Chester, the local basketball scene provided lots of dramatic plays before it ended abruptly.

Unfinished business
03/21/2020

Unfinished business

The suspension of the postseason play due to the coronavirus pandemic left seniors in limbo, with no resolution to their final season and no closure to their scholastic careers.

This girl does it all.
03/14/2020

This girl does it all.

The culinary arts student has been a center on the Owls basketball team for four years, a defensive tackle and nose guard on the football team for two years, played volleyball, and found time to run in a cross-country meet. She also played third base for the softball team.

Talk about drama ...
03/14/2020

Talk about drama ...

The Clippers played the game one day after teammate Edward Harman was shot to death and another teammate was shot and injured in the same incident.

Pa, hoops on hold
03/14/2020

Pa, hoops on hold

The decision to suspend the state tournaments delays promising seasons for several Philadelphia-area boys' and girls' teams with championship aspirations.

canceled in NJ
03/14/2020

canceled in NJ

With several teams just one win away from capturing a state championship, the NJSIAA cancels competition in both boys' and girls' play because of the coronavirus outbreak.

No HS sports for at least two weeks due to shutdown.
03/14/2020

No HS sports for at least two weeks due to shutdown.

“Our No. 1 priority is the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and others,” a Public League officials said.

Top teams forced to live with "What if?"
03/14/2020

Top teams forced to live with "What if?"

The frustrating thing for the Panthers' star, a Kentucky recruit, and others was the lack of resolution: They'll never know for sure how they would have fared in the final games of the cancelled state tournament

Camden lose its chance for another state title?
03/13/2020

Camden lose its chance for another state title?

As a precautionary measure because of the coronavirus outbreak, Camden and Manasquan were to play in a cavernous gymnasium with no spectators allowed in the building.

She makes Paul VI go
03/01/2020

She makes Paul VI go

Hannah Hidalgo approaches every game with the same mindset she has every time she picks up a basketball, whether on a varsity court or in a backyard pickup game -- to compete and to win..

It's all about the Bucks
03/01/2020

It's all about the Bucks

With the win, the Bucks earned the top spot from District 1 and will open the PIAA Class 6A state tournament near home on Saturday against Hempfield.

Warriors are No. 1
03/01/2020

Warriors are No. 1

The Warriors secured their first district 6A title in school history, cruising past the third-seeded Panthers, 73-48.

Can't his this Wall.
02/29/2020

Can't his this Wall.

The shaggy-haired senior looks and plays like an old-school Philadelphia Catholic League guard. But it's his tenacious approach to the game that most endears him to his legendary coach.

Party at the shore!
02/29/2020

Party at the shore!

The Crusaders blew past St. Augustine, 70-39, in a packed arena at Stockton University

Springfield (D) girls are District 1 5A champs
02/29/2020

Springfield (D) girls are District 1 5A champs

Long scored all eight of Springfield’s points in the final quarter from the free throw line and led her team to a 29-27 victory for the second district crown in school history.

Next stop: Lehigh
02/29/2020

Next stop: Lehigh

"I know Lehigh has done well in the past" in women's basketball, she said. "They have a reputation."

District 12 champs!
02/29/2020

District 12 champs!

Oscar Uduma made a trio of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to spark the Friars to their third straight District 12, Class 4A city crown.

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